Mr Trump has said several times over the years that Greenland, a Danish territory that is now largely self-governing, should become part of the US, citing security reasons and an interest in the island's mineral resources. Mr Landry has praised the idea.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has said he would summon the US ambassador to Copenhagen, saying he had been particularly upset by Mr Landry's support for Mr Trump's aim of making Greenland part of the United States. Greenland's prime minister reiterated that the island would decide its own future.
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Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would become the US's special envoy to Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Writing on social media, the US president said Landry understood how "essential Greenland is to our national security" and would advance US interests.
Denmark said Monday it will summon the US ambassador after US President Donald Trump announced he had appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has threatened to annex. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he was "deeply angered" by the move and warned Washington to respect Denmark's sovereignty.
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